Yahweh Is Exalted in Justice: Solidarity and Conflict in Isaiah

by Thomas L. Leclerc (Translator)

Overview

Focusing on Yahweh, the "God of Justice," Leclerc discusses how each of Isaiah's three parts emphasizes justice in its own unique way. In Isaiah 1-39 justice is fidelity and judgment. In Isaiah 40-55 it is treated as a manifestation of Yahweh's sovereignty and incomparability; Yahweh and his servant are the exclusive agents of justice. And in Iasiah 56-66 it is an obligation of the covenant that can be realized only through divine intervention. In addition to providing an overview of the importance of justice in the Hebrew Bible, Leclerc addresses liturgical issues through an analysis of those Isaiah passages that appear in the lectionary readings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800632557
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	11/14/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 12.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Thomas L. Leclerc (Th.D., Harvard Divinity School) is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at St. Anselm College, Manchester, N.H. Prior to his professorial role, he was a pastor, administrator, and director of theological studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Justice Now and Then

1. The Study of Justice in the Bible

Problems of Method

Justice in the Book of Isaiah

The Goal of This Study

2. Isaiah: The Prophet(s), The Book, The Commentators

Overview

Representative Approaches in Isaianic Studies

A Proposed Approach

3. Isaiah 1-39

Introduction

Isaiah 1

Isaiah 2-12

Isaiah 13-23 and 24-27

Isaiah 28-32 (33) and 34-35

4. Isaiah 40-55

Preliminary Issues

Passages in Isaiah 40-55

False Judgment Shall Be Confounded: Isaiah 54:11-17

Conclusions about mishpah/Justice in Second Isaiah

5. Isaiah 56-66

Authorship, Unity, and Date of Isaiah 56-66

Passages in Isaiah 55-66

Conclusions about mishpah/justice in Third Isaiah

6. Justice in Diachronic and Synchronic Perspectives

Diachronic Perspectives

Synchronic Perspectives

Index